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I believe that approval of the iPhone was held up until Samsung had their Galaxy out in the market over there[1]. "Many customers who have been weighing which
by jjm 15y ago
I believe that approval of the iPhone was held up until Samsung had their Galaxy out in the market over there[1].
"Many customers who have been weighing which smartphones they should buy are turning to Samsung's Galaxy S as the release of iPhone 4 is being delayed," said John Park of Daishin Securities.
Samsung said it had sold 500,000 Galaxy S phones in South Korea alone in the 33 days since it went on sale in the local market..."
[1] http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8mylIu-T3ZBf6cvTnywOYkH9IEQ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8mylIu-T...
- ZeroGravitas 15y agoThe Galaxy S was out in South Korea the same day as the iPhone launched globally (and had been launched elsewhere a couple of weeks earlier), so it's incorrect to say that the iPhone was delayed until the Galaxy S was out, though obviously any delay is still an advantage.